Knights & Castles

Bring medieval history to life with an exciting and participatory drama workshop exploring Knights and Castles.

This subject is ideally explored through drama, giving your pupils the chance to play the characters, use physical theatre to become the places and objects of the time and put themselves in the shoes of ancient medieval people.

We give children the chance to learn in non-traditional ways and to develop their skills through practical and active drama work. This learning is memorable and meaningful for pupils. helping them to understand people and concepts from the distant past more fully and reflect this knowledge back on their own lives.

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Key stage 1 pupils enjoy a Knights and Castles drama workshop in their school hall

Topics covered

If you book a Knights & Castles drama workshop, your pupils will learn about the following areas of the curriculum:
The process of going from a Page to a Squire to a Knight.
How Knights lived and spent their fortunes.
The Code of Chivalry.
Elements of a castle, including the draw bridge, moat, turrets and great hall.
The legend of St George and the Dragon.
The people who lived and worked in castle including the King, Queen and Jester.
All of our workshops are completely inclusive, so all children can get involved and achieve.

Is this the right workshop for you?

For a single class

Book a Learn and Perform Day

For one class of up to 35 children
The class spend all day with the practitioner, working on the topic and at the end of the day perform their play to an audience.
A great way to help children learn about the topic and develop their confidence, speaking & listening, and team-work skills.
For multiple classes

Book an Explore Day

For up to 4 classes of 35 children in a day
Each class receives a workshop of 60-120 minutes
A fast-paced workshop for each class with lots of memorable and engaging drama activities
A great way to help children explore the topic whilst developing their confidence, imagination and passion for learning.

Getting the best out of your Knights & Castles drama workshop

Our workshops need to take place in the school hall ideally, securing this space for the day of the workshop will help it run really smoothly (we can absolutely move into a classroom for lunchtime set up if needed)
Make sure a teacher or TA will be present in the workshop to support the pupils and help us understand their needs.
If you would like pupils to dress up we are happy for you to do this! We don’t provide costumes (as we don’t feel they are needed for the learning to take place) but we can always help with ideas of what to wear if you want to do this.

Got a question?

Give the team a call or send us a message

Take a look at our brochure

For all enquiries contact Dan Costello, our General Manager. Dan will send over a price list and a booking request form, making the booking process quick and easy.

Dan Costello | [email protected] | 0151 443 0333